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Samuel E Pettiford 1920 - 2010

Samuel Elroy Pettiford of Edison, Middlesex County, NJ was born on September 10, 1920, and died at age 89 years old on February 12, 2010.
Samuel Elroy Pettiford
Edison, Middlesex County, NJ 08820
September 10, 1920
February 12, 2010
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  • 09/10
    1920

    Birthday

    September 10, 1920
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    Negro, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    Essex County, New Jersey United States
  • Early Life & Education

    4 Years Of High School
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 12077403 Enlisted: April 9, 1942 in Newark New Jersey Military branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, Usa Private Army Of The United States - Includes The Following: Voluntary Enlistments Effective December 8, 1941 And Thereafter; One Year Enlistments Of National Guardsman Whose State Enlistment Expires While In The Federal Service; Officers Appointed In The Army Of The United States Under Army Regulations 605-10 Terms of enlistment: Enlistment For The Duration Of The War Or Other Emergency, Plus Six Months, Subject To The Discretion Of The President Or Otherwise According To Law
  • Professional Career

    Waiters And Waitresses, Except Private Family
  • 02/12
    2010

    Death

    February 12, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
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In 1920, in the year that Samuel E Pettiford was born, Italian born factory worker Nicola Sacco and fish peddler Bartolomeo Vanzetti were picked up by police on May 5th in connection with the April 15th murder and robbery of a guard and a paymaster at the Slater and Morrill Shoe Company in South Braintree, Mass. Although in later years they were thought to be innocent, they were anarchists and were convicted of the crime and put to death.
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In 1944, he was 24 years old when on June 6th, the largest amphibious invasion in history was launched - the Normandy landing (called D-Day). Soldiers from the United States, Britain, Canada, and the Free French landed on Normandy Beach and were later joined by Poland, Belgium, Czechoslovakia, Greece, and the Netherlands. Almost 5,000 landing and assault craft, 289 escort vessels, and 277 minesweepers were involved. Nearly 160,000 troops crossed the English Channel on D-Day - Allied casualties on the first day were at least 10,000. 4,414 were confirmed dead.
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